February 20, 1945
Let us shift our view for a while from this scenario of horrors, and take a look at the Manila of the liberators, as it… Read More »February 20, 1945
Intramuros
February 18, 1945
The evenings are a nightmare. They bring a rosary of shocks produced by powerful guns which, from New Manila and Grace Park, strike at Ermita… Read More »February 18, 1945
10 February 1945
10 Feb – At 3d Shipping Headquarters. [Intramuros] 0130 – 2d Lt Ainouchi came from Detachment Headquarters and requested me to emplace one field gun;… Read More »10 February 1945
Feb. 8, 1945
Daylight brought some lull and good breakfast; I at last got my longed for bread and butter; went to Gym and found my clothes but… Read More »Feb. 8, 1945
Feb. 1st, 1945
A noisy night, not much sleep, loud explosions all night as Japs used demolition bombs in port area, great fires in Cavite Province; very distant… Read More »Feb. 1st, 1945
September 25, 1944
Yesterday we started moving out of the old UST building in Intramuros. We have transferred everything we could to the Seminary in Sulucan which is… Read More »September 25, 1944
November 18, 1943
Four days of typhoon and devastating floods. Rarely had I seen such torrential rains, and certainly never during this month of November. The flood was… Read More »November 18, 1943
September 9, 1942
After the army has finally vacated the old building of Santo Tomas three days ago, classes in Medicine were re-opened. The old building is being… Read More »September 9, 1942
September 5, 1942
For quite some time now, a demolition team of the Department of Public Works has been doing the work of tearing down the walls which… Read More »September 5, 1942